Social networks: the Nuclear Option

05 May 2008 in Internet, Marketing by Stilgherrian | 2 comments

Photograph of a feral goldfish

I’d planned to write something else today, but if I don’t mention this article now then I’ll appear way out of touch. Mark Pesce has just posted another magnificent essay: The Nuclear Option.

It’s a commentary on how Twitter and similar tools which help us create instantaneously-connected global social networks are changing the world. Entertainingly written too, as always — and not just because he mentions me.

I won’t quote it. Just read it. Then make a cup of tea, read it again, and stare out of the window for a while.

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  1. jay’s avatar

    jay on 05 May 2008 at 6:46 pm

    the fish. is that a bass? looks a lot like the bass i catch up here. Sorry it’s off topic, but wonder where that image is from.

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  2. Stilgherrian’s avatar

    Stilgherrian on 05 May 2008 at 6:57 pm

    @jay: No it’s precisely on topic. Its not a bass, though. It’s a feral goldfish.

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